Confederate saboteurs
Subtitle: building the Hunley and other secret weapons of the Civil War
By: Mark K. Ragan
Edition: First edition.
Series: Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series; Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9781623492786; 9781623492793
Subjects: Biography; History; Officers; Mechanical engineers; Secret service; Naval operations; Submarine; Confederate States of America. Singer Secret Service Corps; Confederate States of America; Confederate States of America. Army; H.L. Hunley (Submarine)
Description: Presents the untold story of the Singer corps. Poring through previously unpublished archival documents, Ragan also examines the complex personalities and relationships behind the Confederacy’s use of torpedoes and submarines.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references  (pages 227-239) and index.
Table of contents: title: Formation and deployment; title: First torpedo strike and launching the Hunley; title: Richmond invests in the Corps; title: Losing the Hunley; title: Operations throughout the Confederacy; title: Taking the fight to the enemy.